UK, Hybrid

⭐️ Our Perks

Values-driven culture – we’re really proud of our culture. 

 Drive your own experience 

• Personalised Learning and Development Budget
• Hybrid working hours – Each team has their own Smart Working Charter that empowers you to do your work in the best way you can
• Technology – Your choice of Mac or Windows

✨ Empowering you to be your most authentic self 

• 25 Holiday Days + your local bank holidays
• 1 Birthday day – it only happens once a year!
• 3 So Giving Days - spend these days giving back to your chosen cause
• Religious Celebrations Leave
•  Mental Healthcare – Sessions with Unmind
• Enhanced Family Leave

So Energy

Who we are

So Energy was created in 2015 because we knew energy suppliers could be better. Since then, we’ve grown rapidly but sustainably, with 350,000 customers and over 450 Energists (what we call our people). But we’re not done. We’re on the road to a net zero future, and thanks to our partnership with ESB, we’re well on the way. We’re customer-centric, tech-led, and passionate about sustainability.

We want to do the best we can for our customers, each other, and our planet, so we’ve created a workplace that's encouraging, supportive, and offers the opportunity for growth. As a company, we live by six core values that guide everything we do:

• Clear
• Honest
• Ambitious
• Inquisitive
• Caring
• Sustainable

The RoleData Manager at SO ENERGY

TheData Managerwill play a critical role in shaping the strategic direction of our data platform and managing a team of data professionals, including data engineers and analysts. You will lead the development and execution of our target architectural data roadmap. Leveraging your technical and analytical expertise, you will guide the team in delivering scalable, high-quality data solutions and insights. This role requires a balance of technical leadership, strategic thinking, and people management to drive the delivery of trustworthy and reliable data from our data platform.

Reporting into our Nethin Maharaj, Business Intelligence Manager 

What you’ll be getting up to:

• Recruitment & Talent Building: Support hiring efforts to attract and onboard top talent into the data function.

• Team Leadership & Development: Manage a team of data engineers and analysts, providing mentorship, performance feedback, and professional development opportunities.
• Data Platform Roadmap: Define and own the data platform roadmap, ensuring it supports the business’s strategic goals and data-driven ambitions.
• Data Delivery & Insights: Oversee the development of data pipelines, reports, dashboards, and analytics solutions, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
• Technical & Analytical Guidance: Act as the subject matter expert, providing guidance on best practices in data architecture, analytics, and reporting.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with product, operations, finance, and other teams to translate business needs into actionable technical solutions and insights.
• Initiative Oversight: Manage the delivery of multiple data initiatives, ensuring projects are completed on time and deliver measurable value.
• Innovation & Efficiency: Champion continuous improvement in data processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance team productivity and outcomes.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Maintain comprehensive documentation of processes, models, and systems to promote knowledge sharing across the team.

This role will be a great fit if:

Technical Skills

• Proven experience in defining data architecture and strategic roadmaps for both data engineering and analytics functions.

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Deep hands-on experience in GCP services stack.

• Expertise in designing insightful dashboards, reports, and data models using BI tools like Tableau, Looker, or Power BI.

• Strong command of Python, SQL, and other relevant languages, with experience in building and optimizing batch and real-time data pipelines.

• Deep understanding of data governance principles, including data quality, security, and regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, ISO).

• Experience in managing diverse data teams, delivering impactful projects, and fostering a data-driven culture.

• Familiarity with CI/CD processes, version control (e.g., Git), and automation tools like Terraform or Cloud Composer.

• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, with experience in running sprints, retrospectives, and backlog grooming sessions.

• Hands-on experience using Jira for task and project management, including creating dashboards, tracking team progress, and prioritizing work effectively.

Soft Skills

• Demonstrated ability to inspire and develop a team of data professionals, fostering growth and collaboration.
• Capability to align data initiatives with broader business objectives, delivering tangible value through data insights.
• A pragmatic and solution-oriented mindset, balancing technical excellence with timely delivery of results.
• Exceptional communication skills, able to convey complex data concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficient in managing relationships with cross-functional teams, including senior leadership, to ensure alignment and impact.

Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for a roleunless they are 100% qualified.Your experience, skills and passion will set you apart so tell us about your achievements, irrespective of whether they are personal or work-related, tell us about your journey, and about what you learnt.

So, if this role excites you, don’t let our role description hold you back, get applying!

Want to tailor your application? 

Hiring Process

1.  Talent interview with the Head of Talent
2.  Technical interview with our Data Staff Engineer and Senior Data Engineer
   
3.  Culture Interview with Business Intelligence Manager & People Partner

Support –If you have a medical condition or an individual need for an adjustment to our process, and you believe this may affect your ability to be at your best – please let us know so we can talk about how we can best support you and make any adjustments that may be needed.

Our Values

We look for people who share our values and can add to our culture. Values are shared beliefs that guide our decision-making, culture is how we function as a group and how we live our values as individuals.

Clear - The energy industry can be pretty complex so we strive to provide clear communication to our customers and colleagues

Honest - Transparency is key, Whether that's providing clear bills to our customers or trusting our staff to do the right thing.

Ambitious - All of us are ambitious about the future of So Energy and what we can contribute to it.

Inquisitive - We are also questioning the Status Quo to see if there is a better way to do things for our customers

Caring - We care about the work we are doing, our customers and our colleagues
Sustainable - As a renewable energy company we are providing sustainable products but we also care about sustainable careers. That's why learning and continuous development is so important to us.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

At So Energy, we’re committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We are a global community and we believe our unique qualities should be celebrated as they are critical to our innovation. It’s essential to us that you bring your authentic self to work every single day, no matter your age, ethnicity, religion, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, caring responsibilities, neurodiversity, or otherwise. Inclusion isn’t just an initiative at So Energy. We strive to embed it not just into our values but throughout our entire culture.